I'm Really Laid Back But I Still

I Always Look Back To My First Olympic Medal In 2004 In Athens. I Was Very New To The Sport, And It Was My First Big Win At The Olympics.

I Grew Up In My Mom's Third Grade Classroom And Always Helping Her, And I Also Got A Passion For Kids That Way.

There Was A Race That I Was Running In Mexico City And I Was The Only High School Athlete Running Against Grown Women. It Was A Professional Race, But I Ended Up Winning. That Was Kind Of A Turning Point For Me Where I Felt Like, "okay, I'm Pretty Good At This And There's A Possibility For This To Be A Career For Me." That Was A Defining Moment For Me.

My Faith Inspires Me So Much. It Is The Very Reason That I Run. I Feel That My Running Is Completely A Gift From God And It Is My Responsibility To Use It To Glorify Him.

I'm Really Laid Back But I Still Like To Dress Up Sometimes.